Okay but not as good as other Danny Boyle work

Rating: Null/10 (10 July 2003)

Maybe it was my fault for expecting so much having seen shallow grave & trainspotting and being excited over the fact that christopher eccleston is in it but i really did not like it that much. I think it would make an excellent dvd rental but did not live up to a big screeen must see.
The biggest surprise to me was that i did not find it that original but neither was "the beach" so maybe i should have known. I also read the beach and seeing that this story was based on another alex garland novel i think maybe he's not the most original writer out there as it's got the same kind of lord of the flies theme. It's got the same premise as resident evil but i found that movie to be more entertaining. There were no twists and no surprises unless you call the silly subplot with the major a surprise. It wasn't even a comtemplative apocalyptic film as i did not feel anything for any of the characters or get any sense of what it would be like to be in that situation. The only good that came out of it for me was the fact i got to see christopher eccleston on the big screen which doesn't happen that often as i think he is a really talented actor ie Shallow Grave & Jude. I hope he gets more big picture work. I look forward to the next danny boyle project and hope it has the same originality and freshness as his previous work not including "the beach". Please danny boyle stop making films based on alex garland's work cuz the poor thing doesn't have an original thought in his head.